tress- root words — words with the tress- root

The root tress- comes from Greek tricha, meaning lock of hair, plait. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including tress, tressure, trichotomy. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tress- root

Explore words with tress- — words containing the tress- root and sharing its sense of "lock of hair, plait". Examples include tress, tressure, trichotomy. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tress- mean?

The tress- root means lock of hair, plait, from Greek tricha. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.